The University of Cambridge

The world-class character of Cambridge as a university city provides a prestigious and resource-rich setting for theological study.

Within easy walking distance of the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Divinity and the renowned University Library, and the learning resources they have to offer, Ridley is strategically-placed to offer the academic cutting edge required for 21st-century training of high-calibre leadership for the Church.

Teaching

Our long and multi-levelled relationship with the University has enriched Ridley throughout its existence.

Several of our own teaching staff undertook doctoral studies at Cambridge, and their understanding and experience of its academic environment informs and benefits their own students in turn.

A number of Ridley teaching staff are Affiliated Lecturers at the Faculty of Divinity, and those Ridley students who study courses accredited by Cambridge University receive classes taught by both Affiliated and University Lecturers.

The Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge

Mission

Our links with the University of Cambridge additionally provide valuable opportunities for some of our students to develop their practice in mission. A number of students are attached to College chapels for part of their time at Ridley, while others involve themselves in CICCU, the University’s Christian Union.